Haz- All Flashcards
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Any weapon or device that is intended or has the capability to cause death or serious bodily injury to a significant number of people is
Weapon of mass Destruction
Human error, transportation accidents, mechanical breakdowns, container failures are all causes of
Hazmat incidents
Most common hazmat incidents involve what 5 materials ? G, L , C , C A
Flammable gases, combustible liquids, corrosives, chlorine and anhydrous
TRACEM- P stands for
Thermal , radiological , asphyxiating , chemical, etiological , mechanical and psychological
7 Mechanisms of harm
TRACEM-p
Asphyxiation simple vs chemical
S- Oxygen deficient atmosphere
C- Toxic substance such as carbon monoxide that causes pathological changes within the body by preventing the proper use of oxygen
Main route of exposure
Inhalation, Ingestion, absorption and infection
Contamination vs exposure
C- transfer of a Hazardous material two person equipment environment
E- As a general is entered your body the root of entry
You can decontaminate you cannot be
De exposed
Acute vs chronic
A- Short term affects out of here within hours or days examples vomiting diarrhea
C- Long-term effects that may take years to appear such as cancer
Percentage that firefighters will develop cancer
68%
Example of awareness level personnel’s
People who witnessed the incident, they perform a limited defensive actions such as calling for help evacuation in securing the same
First responder operational level
For us to be dispatched to the scene, not expected to come in direct contact with hazardous material
First responder with operation mission specific level training Performs additional
defensive tasks and limited offensive actions
Individuals in the course of their normal duties, maybe the first to arrive at a scene or witness it has an incident, protect themselves from other hazards, call her appropriate assistance and establish seen control our
Trained and certified awareness level
APIE-T stands for
Asses, plan, Implement, evaluate and termination
Risk based response model known as
APIE-t
Awareness personal or not responsible for
Planning the initial response
Operational first responders are expected to
Respond defensively to protect individuals the environment and property
Operational first responders must be able to perform the following actions
Identify potential hazards, response options, implement the plan response to Mitigate or control and evaluate the progress of the action taken
Operational first Responders are expected to identify potential hazards at incidence examples are
Type of container involved, hazardous material involved, hazard presented by the material and potential behavior of the material
Independent organization formed by standards writers in users that manage the voluntary standard system in the USA
American national standards Institute
Local emergency planning committee’s are responsible for
Developing an emergency plan for an emergency
Types of transportation modes of hazardous material
Roadways, railways, waterway is, airways and pipelines